Lot 142: 19th/20th Century Ethnography

A) The Indian Races of North and South America. Charles Brownell. Hurlbut, Scranton & Company, Hartford, 1864. 760pp, illustrated throughout with steel engravings, 22 hand colored, plus frontis. Loose binding, several pages detached, foxed throughout, wear to cover. A well worn copy. B) Error's Chains: How Forged and Broken. A complee graphic and comparative history of the many strange beliefs, supersitious practices, domestic peculiarities, sacred writings, systems of philosophy, legends and traditions, customs and habits of mankind throughout the world, ancient and modern. Frank S. Dobbins. Standard Publishing House, New York. 1883. Hardcover, spine and corners scuffed. Three quarter morocco with gilt decoration and title. Illustrated throughout with tissue guarded wood cuts. C) OLd Massa's People: The Old Slaves Tell Their Story. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1931. No DJ.

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